Where does “swelen” come from?

swelen (Middle English) comes from Old English swelan, from Proto-West Germanic swelan, from Proto-Germanic swelaną, from Proto-Indo-European swel- — to smolder; burn; scorch; beam, board, frame,...

swelen (Middle English): to burn

Definitions

  1. to burn

Ancestry of “swelen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishswelanto burn, perish with heat
2Proto-West Germanicswelanto burn
3Proto-Germanicswelanąto burn
4Proto-Indo-Europeanswel-to smolder; burn; scorch; beam, board, frame,...

Words derived from “swelen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European swel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic swelaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic swelan →